Before and After

Today was kind of a rainy, yucky day, so I took advantage of the indoor time by cleaning out the playroom. This is the before picture:

And after.  Most of the stuff in the two totes by the window will be going to the consignment sale, but we now have room to walk in there and I moved the desk chair over to the desk so I can sit in there and do stuff too and the girls can sit in their little chairs and watch movies.

Now I get to look forward to Christmas and their birthdays so they can fill the play room right back up!

Quick Post!

Just a quick post because I haven't updated in a while!  I'll add some more pictures when I have time!

We had a fun 4th of July.  I decided last minute that we needed to have folks over, so we had a good time with the Korey's and Anderson's.

We also discovered that we could drive to a shopping center a mile down the road and see fireworks.  They weren't the biggest display I've ever seen, but since the kids could barely sit still through them anyway, it was worth it!  Here are the rest of the photos:
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Kindergarten is creeping up on us.  Last weekend, the Grandma's and I took the girls to the outlet mall to buy Audrey some new school clothes.  Now, we have to battle every morning because she wants to wear them all already but I know she will get them filthy before school starts.  I have purchased some of her school supplies but we need to get the rest and I'm going to let her pick out a new back pack.  She also said that she wants me to pack her lunch (boo!), so we'll have to find a cute lunch box too.

Today, she had her kindergarten assessment where they meet with the kids for about 20 minutes and see what all they know so they can divide the classes up equally.  Andy took her to this, so when I asked her about it, all she told me was "I don't know what we did.  They said I did a good job."  Andy had to fill out some paperwork about Audrey's likes and dislikes and what he thinks her strong points are - Lord only knows what he put - I kind of wish I had taken her to this!  She also brought home a packet with some homework for the first day of school and with some school rules.  I can't believe she starts school in 3 weeks!

And, for your random funny - Audrey was singing along with some song in the car the other day.  Apparently Bridget didn't like her singing because she yelled "Audrey!  Stop!  You are not Cyndi Lauper!"  Of all of the musicians for her to pick... that's my girl!!

Celebrations

I have lots of pictures to post! The girls went to a make your own pizza birthday party at California Pizza Kitchen the day before Father's Day.  They got to tour the kitchen, make their own pizzas, and get their own drinks from the fountain.  Bridget really like the tour - she made me carry her but every time the waitress moved, she said "Mommy, go over there!"

The girls made Andy some cards and pictures at daycare for Father's Day.  B's picture and frame:

And this is what she wanted her teacher to write on Andy's card.  I'm not quite sure she understood what the card was for!

Audrey did an "All About Dad" card.  I love how she drew stubble on Andy on the front and apparently he loves to do yard work and loves brussel sprouts.  When I asked her why she said that brussel sprouts were Daddy's favorite, she said "Well, I wasn't sure what his favorite food was and I've seen him eat brussel sprouts before."

Her camp teacher took this pretty picture:

Last weekend, we celebrated Ian's 5th Birthday by jumping in the bouncy house...

... then Papa's birthday by running through the sprinklers!

Audrey is still having a blast at summer camp.  They go on a field trip every week and have been to the movies, an indoor trampoline place and last week, they participated in something called the Forsyth County Field Day.  Honestly, I didn't think the princess would participate in any of it, but she won a medal for a race and one for the long jump (probably because her legs are the length of most of the kids!).  She was so proud and told Andy "Daddy, I won these medals for sports!!"

And for some funnies:
Audrey to Bridget one night as they were going to bed: "Bridget, you are going to have to start sleeping in your own room when you are a teenager."

Audrey, about her goldfish: "Rainbow wants to get married, but I don't want her to so I'm not getting another fish."

Audrey on the weekends: "On Saturdays and Sundays are the teachers at the school just waiting for us?"

Audrey, after B kicked her "Bridget!  You only have one sister you know!"

Audrey has a friend at school with the last name of Berman, and for some reason, when Bridget is mad at me and trying to get my attention, she sternly yells "Mommy Berman!!" I don't know if she thinks that is a bad word or what?

Bridget asking for ginger ale: "I want more ginger bread"

Bridget asking for more cheese balls "I want some cheese meat balls"

Summer Time

B loves music and is always singing and wanting to listed to the radio (luckily she hasn't discovered Justin Bieber yet!).  This song has cute little motions to go with it - here are the lyrics so you can follow along (I had never heard it before she started singing it: "Mmm Ahh went the little green frog one day, Mmm Ahh went the little green frog.  And his eyes went Mmm Ahh Mmm Ahh Mmm Ahh Ahh.... Honk, honk went the big bad truck one day, Squish squash went the little green frog.  His eyes don't go Mmm Ahh anymore 'cause he got licked up by a dog. Ruff ruff!"

A couple of weeks ago, she was being sweet and said "Mommy, I like your face."  Me: "Ahh, thanks B!"  B: "And I like your fat arms!"  Thanks??  This picture is from Favorite Superhero Day at school. She didn't want me to take her picture - I get that face from her a lot.

Now that Audrey is a kindergartner, she is in Summer Camp instead of daycare (basically it's at the daycare  but it costs a lot more!).  She is having a blast!  She comes home every day with tons of artwork and they've already been on 2 field trips.  This is her Lorax tree painting that she made at a local pottery/canvas studio.

During her pre-K conference, her teacher was telling me how funny she thought it was that Audrey thinks so quick on her feet and always has a story for everything.  Her example was that Audrey was drawing a family picture and messed up Andy's head.  She scribbled it out and told her teacher that it was foggy so you couldn't see Daddy's head.  She has brought a couple of funny pictures home from camp.  This one is what she thinks my office looks like.  She said that the boss doesn't like his desk because it is old.

This one is Daddy shooting an alligator in order to protect a baby frog.  She wrote "Audrey, you're lazy."  I asked her why she made Daddy say that and she said that she was sleeping in the tent in the background while Daddy was fighting the alligator.  I can see why that would make him mad. ;)

Jekyll Island

Stephanie and Alex rented a house on Jekyll Island this week and invited us down for Memorial Day Weekend.  Andy wasn't sure if he would be able to get off of work, but last Monday afternoon he called and said that we were going to the beach!  We got down there at around 4 on Saturday and spent the evening at the beach.  Bridget had a blast in the water, but Audrey was a little scared.  She preferred to play on the beach, but Bridget told me "I love the water!" and would let Andy or I carry her out into the waves.  The waves were huge because unfortunately, there was a tropical storm coming.

On Sunday, we only got about 15 minutes of beach time.  The tropical storm was on the way and the sand was whipping our legs.  In this picture, the white lines in the sand is actually sand blowing at us.

We decided to go to the Sea Turtle Center, which is a turtle hospital and rehabilitation center.  Being the turtle lover that I am, I loved it!  Afterwards we walked around the historic district of the island a little before the heavy rains started.  We went back to the house for lunch and then took the 3 bigger kids (Dylan stayed home for a nap) to a campground that was supposed to have alligators.  We saw this one little guy in a pond.

We tried a trip to the playground before dinner, but the wind was insane!

That evening, the power flickered out a couple of times due to the storm.  At one point while the power was out, Audrey, who was getting a little nervous of the weather, exclaimed "This is the worst vacation ever!"  On Monday, we walked around one of the parks and then went to the fishing pier.  We didn't catch anything but we did see some dolphins out in the water.  We had to pack up and leave because the sky was getting black again.  After the next round of rain and wind, Andy, the girls and I had to pack up and head home.  The buildings and such on Jekyll Island are a little old and run down, but there was a ton of wildlife and beautiful trees with Spanish moss hanging from them.  I think we will definitely be back for another getaway!

Even though we were only gone for a couple of nights, Amos really missed his girls.  When I got up on Tuesday morning, I couldn't find him.  When I went to get the girls up, he was curled up at the foot of the bed (he was there again this morning too!).

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Belated Mother's Day Post

I wanted to share some of my Mother's Day gifts before it gets to be Father's Day!  My weekend stared with Muffins with Mom at daycare.  I had breakfast with the girls and they gave me the gifts that they made at school.  Bridget's class made bookmarks, tye dye tee shirts and cards.  Here is B in her shirt - sorry it is out of focus but she wouldn't stand still!

And here is the inside of my card.  I love how Bridget thinks I like to "play superheros" in my spare time!

One of her teacher's has a photography business on the side and took this cute picture.

Audrey made me a magnet with her picture and also made an All About Mom card.

I was also treated to breakfast in bed on Mother's Day, which was nice.  Audrey brought me up some coffee and then walked in with a little pink plate and said "This isn't for you.  This is mine."  Luckily Daddy had a tray for me! ;)

Pre-K is coming to an end this week and then I suppose Audrey is officially a kindergartner.  We had an end of the year conference with Audrey's teacher and she said that the only thing Audrey really needs to work on for kindergarten is her scissor skills.  She said that Audrey is doing well in class, she catches on to new concepts easily and is eager to participate in class.  She shows good leadership skills and her favorite thing to do is be the teacher's helper.  She said that when they get to choose their own centers, she rarely chooses the art center and really likes the "Community Helper" center.  That is where they have a little play house and get to dress up like various community helpers.  She said that her interests lie mostly with social studies subjects, which surprised me because I thought she would be more into science.  She also said that Audrey is very compassionate with her friends.  One of her best friends mom has been in the hospital for a couple of months and is not doing very well.  She said that Audrey asks her friend every day how her mom is doing.  Audrey also talks about her sister a lot, which is sweet because Bridget's teacher says that B talks about Audrey a lot too!

Last Friday the school had  Pre-K Family Picnic at Fowler Park.  Andy couldn't get away from work but I was able to take a long lunch and spend time with Audrey while she decorated a beach ball, had lunch and ice cream.  I'm so proud of my big girl!

2012 Recital

I've been slack with my blog because I've been trying to get ready for Audrey's recital today.  Her class danced to a song from Tangled and although she did a great job, us Mom's were disappointed that their teacher didn't have their routine drilled into them by now. It was a wee bit chaotic, but like Andy said "They are 5, cut them some slack!"  I recorded it to my phone, which can upload to YouTube, so excuse the quality and shakiness!



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